GrantWalks

Upon inspection of my old V2 there 100% is air in the loop.

I just got my new cooler installed. Full load under my busted H100i V2 was close to 100F. I'm running full load right now with the new cooler (Folding@Home and GTAV) and I'm steady in the low 60s. I'd say based off my experience with this issue over the past week or so just go get a new cooler if you continue to get issues. Of note: When I initially went to redo the thermal paste on my V2 I noticed a tiny amount of moisture on the CPU. Enough that it caught my attention but I wasn't sure if it was from the paste or not. I'm kinda wondering if the copper plate on the pump has been leaking slowly. You and I got our V2s around the same time. So I'm not sure. When I pulled my V2 radiator off this morning it definitely seemed on the light side and shaking it produced a splashing sound like it wasn't full or something so I'm wondering if it may have leaked liquid slowly and let some air into the loop. Just a theory.

Update: I forced the screws in because I have no self control. Cooler is installed and working fine.

I'm having this exact issue with my V2. I went as far in troubleshooting as to pull my CPU out and reinstall it in a different PC to check if it was my CPU or the cooler that was bad. I reinstalled thermal paste. I checked all the connections. Still under load I was pushing 100C. Complete with the rattling. When I would check CUE the temperature reading from the cooler would be in the 30s or 40s at idle but my CPU idled in the 70s. Yesterday I went to Microcenter and bought just a new cooler. Not sure that helps solve the issue of what's wrong but I'd figured I'd share my story since it's similar to this.

Hello World, first time poster here. I have to replace my H100i V2 (bad pump, I think) and chose the iCue H100i RGB Pro XT. I have all the old hardware from the V2 out and I am trying to mount my radiator but it seems that the mounting screws provided in the kit are too big for the threads on the radiator. I've tried both the long fan screws and the shorter radiator screws and neither thread into the radiator correctly. I get maybe a turn and a half before the screws stop. Is this a known issue or am I just losing my mind? Anyone else ran into this? Thanks